Zbigniew Kapiński
- Jun 30
Prosecutor probes Supreme Court head Kapiński for overstepping authority
The National Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into Zbigniew Kapiński, the head of Poland's Supreme Court, for allegedly issuing illegal orders that deprived parties of the right to seek recusal of judges, actions the judge calls a 'political attack'.
- Jun 11
Poland’s judicial council elects Dariusz Zawistowski as chair, ending eight-year period of an illegally constituted body
The freshly elected National Council of the Judiciary held its first session on Thursday and chose Supreme Court judge Dariusz Zawistowski as its chairman, closing the chapter on the neo-KRS that operated since 2018.
- May 26
Poland's Supreme Court in Turmoil: Presidential Appointment of Kapiński Sparks Legal and Political Firestorm
President Karol Nawrocki's appointment of Zbigniew Kapiński as First President of the Supreme Court has triggered a constitutional crisis, with the court's Lay Judges' Council declaring him a 'usurper' and a bitter dispute erupting within Poland's right-wing coalition.
